1983Final resultsIncumbent defeated
1983 election for Mississippi House District 92
Mississippi House of Representatives · Mississippi
Steve Wells (D) won with 62.1% of the vote, defeating Steven L. Melancon (R) by 24.3 points.
Steve WellsDemocrat · winner
62.1%4,453
Steven L. MelanconRepublican · incumbent
37.9%2,713
7,166 votes
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
The seat over time
D − R margin in this seat's races around 1983
Races before and after
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET